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Jan 4, 2022 · There are several things that the story of the widow’s mite teaches us. First, God sees what man overlooks. The big gifts in the temple were surely noticed by people; that’s probably what the disciples were watching. But Jesus saw what no one else did: He saw the humble gift of a poor widow. This was the gift that Jesus thought worthy of ...
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The Widow’s Gift - Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. Summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. For they all gave out of ...
Mar 18, 2019 · Mark 12:43-44. Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor ...
Sat over against - Opposite to, in full sight of. The treasury - This was in the court of the women. See the notes at Matthew 21:12.In that court there were fixed a number of places or coffers, made with a large open mouth in the shape of a trumpet, for the purpose of receiving the offerings of the people; and the money thus contributed was devoted to the service of the temple - to incense ...
- Reading in Context
- Mark’s Geographic Structure
- The Contexts of The Passage
- The Passage Involving The Widow
- Conclusion
We have all heard how a simple word can have several meanings depending on its context: “Trunk,” for example, can mean the back of a car, the “nose” of an elephant, the stem of a tree, a storage unit, the core of a person. What is true for individual words is also true for phrases, sentences, and even larger units of text. For example, Jesus’ procl...
Starting at a broad level, we should recognize Mark’s attention to geography and location. The account of the Widow falls in and around Jerusalem. Literarily, locations help Mark structure his Gospel as in the following diagram:1 A The Wilderness (1:1–15) B Galilee (1:16–8:21) C The Way (8:22–11:11) B´ Jerusalem(11:12–15:41) A´ The Tomb (15:42–16:8...
The Beginning of the Jerusalem Section The structure of the central section, 8:22–11:11, is as follows: The blind see; Who is Jesus (8:22–30) 1. Prediction, misunderstanding by Peter, instruction through Elijah (8:31–9:29) 2. Prediction, misunderstanding by the Twelve, instruction through Moses (9:30–10:31) 3. Prediction, misunderstanding by James ...
The scene with the Widow opens with Jesus still in the temple, sitting opposite the treasury. The location appears to be the Court of the Women since that was as far into the temple as a woman was permitted to enter.22 While the term for treasury (gazophulakion) may be used for rooms or places for storing valuables,23 it was also used for contribut...
The broad structure of the narrative, the parallelism of the individual scribe and the individual Widow, the use of the key word “whole,” and the weighing of descriptors between the “many” and the “one” show that the Widow’s narrative is to be understood as positive—indeed, as exemplary. Once again, Mark has a woman show his readers the way to foll...
Complicating the poor widow’s gift: Exegesis on Mk. 12:41-44 . He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, this
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If we will first give ourselves to the Lord, 2 Corinthians 8:5, we will have no problem being liberal in our giving. Remember Jesus saw what the widow put into the temple treasury, so He still sees it today, 2 Corinthians 9:7. Introduction ‘Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their ...
